Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for
Benzene
CAS: 000071-43-2
| Summary of HEAST Information on-Line | ||||||||||||
| Carcinogenicity | ||||||||||||
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| Inhalation [Slope Factor]: (see comment) | 2.9E-2 (mg/kg/day)-1 | |||
| Route: | Inhalation: occupational | |||
| Target Organ / Cancer: | Blood / Leukemia | |||
| Species | EPA Group | |||
| Human | IRIS | |||
| References | ||||
| 1983 | Wong O., R.W. Morgan and M.D. Whorton. 1983. Comments on the NIOSH study of leukemia in Benzene workers. Technical report submitted to Gulf Canada, LTD, by Environmental Health Associates, August 31. Cited in U.S. EPA, 1985. | |||
| 1978 | Ott M.G., J.C. Townsend, W.A. Fishbeck and R.A. Langner. 1978. Mortality among workers occupationally exposed to Benzene. Arch Environ Health 33: 3-10. | |||
| 1981 | Rinsky R.A., R.J. Young and A.B. Smith. 1981. Leukemia in Benzene workers. Am J Ind Med 2: 217-245. | |||
| 1987 | U.S. EPA. 1987. Memorandum from J. Orme Heb, CSD/ODW to C. Vogt, June, 1987. Criteria and Standards Division, ODW. | |||
| 1985 | U.S. EPA. 1985. Interim quantitative cancer unit risk estimates due to inhalation of Benzene. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Carcinogen Assessment Group, Washington, DC. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Washington, DC. | |||
| 1987 | U.S. EPA. 1987. Carcinogen Risk Assessment Verification Endeavor (CRAVE) Work Group. | |||
| Inhalation Slope Comment: | See Appendix A-II, Dose Conversions on HEAST. | |||
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